prevailing

英 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

美 [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ]

adj. 普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的; (指风)一地区常刮的
v. 普遍存在; 盛行; 流行; 被接受; 战胜; 压倒; (尤指长时间斗争后)战胜，挫败
prevail的现在分词

现在分词：prevailing　

BNC.6137 / COCA.6777

牛津词典

adj.

普遍的；盛行的；流行的
existing or most common at a particular time
1. the prevailing economic conditions
  普遍的经济状况
2. the attitude towards science prevailing at the time
  当时对科学的流行看法
3. The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty.
  一般人的看法似乎认为她会被判有罪。
（指风）一地区常刮的，盛行的
the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently

ADJ （风）盛行的，常年刮的
Theprevailingwind in an area is the type of wind that blows over that area most of the time.
1. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
  应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。

adj

most frequent or common
1. prevailing winds
Synonym:prevalentpredominantdominantrife

Zhou Jielun's songs are prevailing among the young these years.
这几年周杰伦的歌曲在年轻人中特别流行。
A greater public awareness exists about the prevailing problems of housing and education.
大众越来越意识到了住房与教育中存在着的主要问题。
Both images challenge prevailing categories of gender.
两类图像都挑战了当前的性别分类。
The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
应该将盛行风的方向考虑在内。
Today, with humanism prevailing, the behavior of mankind has greatly destroyed this relationship.
在人本主义盛行的今天，人类的创造极大地破坏了人与自然的和谐。
The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.
同化少数人群体逐渐接受盛行的文化的风俗和态度的过程。
Thrift has become the prevailing practice.
节约成风。
Conformity to prevailing customs and usages.
得体与流行的习俗和习惯相一致。
He broke from prevailing orthodoxies and asked the awkward questions
他抛开盛行的正统观念，问了一些难以回答的问题。
She wears a fashionable hair style prevailing in the city.
她的发型是这个城市流行的款式。